1. Parumala Perunal – will be celebrated this year on November 2nd (Wednesday), and it commemorates the memorial of Saint Geevarghese Mar Gregorios, also known as Parumala Thirumeni. We will be having a special potluck lunch at the church on Sunday, November 6th. Please see the bulletin board in the parish hall for which items to bring, and coordinate with the Secretary or Treasurer on what dishes you would like to bring.
The wake and the funeral service for Roshni M. Mathew will be live streamed beginning at 3pm today (e.s.t), and the funeral service tomorrow morning at 9am (e.s.t). Kindly click the link below.
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Due to unexpected circumstances, the MGOCSM Back to School Retreat originally planned for next Saturday September 17th will be postponed. The new date will be published when it’s available.
The Vicar and the Assistant Vicar, along with a few of the MGOCSM members and parishioners attended the annual Festival of the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, located in East Meadow, New York.
Upon arrival, The Reverend Father Martin Kraus, the Pastor of Holy Trinity, greeted the group. Fr. Martin gave a tour of the beautiful church and explained the significance of the icons depicted both inside and outside of the sanctuary. He also briefly explained the history of the parish. The group met with other visitors from different Orthodox parishes around the Long Island region. After the tour of the Church, the group partook of the food arranged in the periphery of the church where the group had the opportunity to share about the rich tradition of the Malankara Orthodox Church, and to learn more about the Orthodox Church in America.
St. Thomas Parish would like to thank Holy Trinity Orthodox Church for graciously inviting and welcoming us to this Festival. We look forward to working with this Parish in the near future!
We wanted to thank everyone that came on our summer trip to Sight & Sound Theater to see the play of Samson. It was a great trip and an amazing experience. Special thanks to everyone who helped organize this event.
The Vicar and Assistant Vicar, along with the members of St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Long Island would like to wish our Diocesan Metropolitan H.G. Zachariah Mar Nicholovos a Blessed Birthday!
May the Lord continue to bless our Thirumeni and his ministry as he continues to bring our diocese to great heights!
Thank you everyone who came to the monthly FOCUS Meeting. At this month’s meeting we screened a movie, Contact. The movie discussed the pursuit of truth and how both science and religion are on the same path for truth but use different methods. Special thanks to Sunil & Amy George for hosting the meeting.
We wanted to thank everyone that attended our first ever Parish Open House. Special thanks to all our neighbors and nearby churches that came to visit our parish. It was a great success. We hope that we can work together to achieve many things that need attention in our community. Thank you to both our Vicar and Assistant Vicar for their presence & guidance throughout the planning. We also wanted to thank our parish, MGOCSM, and FOCUS members who volunteered throughout the day. Our doors are always open to anyone who would like to visit our parish, attend liturgy, take part in our bible studies, and events. Please see our Photo Gallery for more images from the day.
Today, St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, LI, celebrated the Feast day (Perunal) of St. Thomas the Apostle, the patron saint of our parish.
Excerpt from the homily delivered by Fr. Andrew (Leeson) Daniel: “Tradition holds that St. Thomas came to India in 52 A.D to spread the Gospel. It is said that he had the fear of going to a foreign land but that did not stop him from going and preaching the Gospel. Throughout his ministry, he continued to seek out the truth by questioning his faith. Our Lord empowered St. Thomas and the other disciples by teaching them and bringing a certain discipline and order into their lives. By teaching these ordinary men, Christ entrusted the church to them. These men soon turned out to become apostolic leaders of the Church. St. Thomas had many doubts and questions about his faith, and yet, God used him as a tool to proclaim his divinity, the same way each and every one of us are called to do the same…”
The Chief Celebrant was Rev. Fr. Andrew (Leeson) Daniel, Vicar of Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church, Staten Island, NY.
We were blessed with the presence of Very Rev. T.M. Zachariah Chor Episcopos.& Very Rev. Paulose Adai Chor Episcopos, along with the vicar and the assistant vicar of the parish.
See more pictures from the service on the Photo Gallery.
